The Last of Us Season 2 is just one week away. Ahead of its release, Bella Ramsey shared new details about their character, Ellie, in the upcoming season.
The Last of Us is a post-apocalyptic drama TV series created by Craig Mazin and Neil Druckmann. It is based on the award-winning video game of the same name developed by Naughty Dog, which Druckmann also wrote. The plot is set 20 years after a global pandemic caused by the Cordyceps fungus broke out, turning people into violent zombie-like creatures. The story follows two survivors: a hardened smuggler, Joel (Pedro Pascal), and Ellie (Ramsey), a teenager immune to the virus who could potentially pave the way for a cure. There are several concerns about Ramsey's character in Season 2, especially her physical and mental transformation compared to Ellie's changes in The Last of Us Part II were evident. Ramsey acknowledged the evolution of their character in The Last of Us Season 2.
The Last of Us showrunner is not keen on impressing the diehard video game fans when it comes to the second season of the hit TV series.
I think she's a little harder, she's a bit more like Joel … but also she's still the same person, like she still has the same sense of humor.
Ellie Is Not The Same Person She Was In The First Season Of The Last of Us
It's really difficult playing being cold to him … it's sadder for sure. And it will continue to just get sadder and more cold … so look forward to that.
Ramsey's statement about Ellie and Joel's relationship in The Last of Us Season 2 is heartbreaking. The two characters develop a close bond, like a father and daughter. Joel lost his daughter Sarah during the first episode, and Ellie somewhat filled the emptiness. Their journey together as they fight for their survival brings them closer. So, the tension brewing between the two and Ellie being cold to Joel will not be easy to watch. To make matters worse, Joel will (assumedly) die, so Ellie giving him the cold shoulder and resenting him for saving her life only to lose him for good will be devastating for viewers. In the second video game, which inspires the second season, Abby (Kaitlyn Denver) kills Joel to avenge the death of her father, the surgeon that Joel killed in the first game to save Ellie. Get ready for the tears to flow.
